1 Kings 15:34:21 Kgs.15.34.W2TAB
הָרַ֖ע
hara
“the evil”
- Transliteration
- ha-RA
- Extended
- haa-RAH
- IPA
- /haːˈraʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- the evil
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-RA
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-AS ha-RA
- clause
va-ya-AS ha-RA be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ya-AS ha-RA be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH va-ye-LEKH be-DE-rekh ya-rav-AM u-ve-kha-ta-TO a-SHER he-khe-TI et-yis-ra-EL
Root and etymology
r-ʿresh–ayin
“evil”
In context — 1 Kings 15:34
He did what was evil in the eyes of the LORD ; he walked in the way of Jeroboam and persisted in the sin by which he led Israel to sin.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:34:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 15:34, so the Hebrew word הָרַ֖ע (hara) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Kgs.15.34.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.34.W2.S1) and character.